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>> right now, susie, the fiscal cliff talks are clearly the item dejure for the stock market. i think most people expect exactly what eric miller was talking about from the fed. and bern bueno ben bernanke hasn transparent and telling people well in advance what he is going to do. the $85 billion should continue building up for our taxpayers balance sheet. >> susie: how does all of this play out in the markets. all of the bond buying, companies are still holding off from hiring and spending, and now the risk, possibly of a recession. how does it play out in the markets for 2013? >> what has happened, with all of this cash going into the market -- into the economy, not only from the u.s. fed, but from europe, from the central bank there, as well as from china, don't forget, so we've had this liquidity which has taken asset prices with the stock market and the bond markets, pricing it way up, it is actually helping housing after a long wait. moving into the future, there will be some reduction in really the fear that people have. it is not only a lack of confidence, but it is a
>> right now, susie, the fiscal cliff talks are clearly the item dejure for the stock market. i think most people expect exactly what eric miller was talking about from the fed. and bern bueno ben bernanke hasn transparent and telling people well in advance what he is going to do. the $85 billion should continue building up for our taxpayers balance sheet. >> susie: how does all of this play out in the markets. all of the bond buying, companies are still holding off from hiring and...
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but so sad. >> terrible. >>> let's talk about the fiscal cliff. we know they are talking, but we don't know what the president and house speaker john boehner are saying, they have been keeping fiscal cliff negotiations very quiet. the president doesn't have any public appearances scheduled today. people are reading the tea leaves, saying it's more serious than before. let's get to jeff sessions from alabama. ranking member of the budget committee. >> soledad, nice to be with you. >> appreciate that. is that a fair read, the quieter it gets means more is getting done. when they are saying nothing, it means we're close to a deal? >> you know, when we are reading tea levels a tea leaves and that's all we have, that's how bad it is. it looks like the president and the speaker of the house will decide this on christmas or new year's eve and plopped down in congress and we'll be told to vote for it or have a national crisis. this should have been done in public, been talking about this for months, it should have been openly done. american people observi
but so sad. >> terrible. >>> let's talk about the fiscal cliff. we know they are talking, but we don't know what the president and house speaker john boehner are saying, they have been keeping fiscal cliff negotiations very quiet. the president doesn't have any public appearances scheduled today. people are reading the tea leaves, saying it's more serious than before. let's get to jeff sessions from alabama. ranking member of the budget committee. >> soledad, nice to be...
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everyone is watching washington for any news from these private fiscal cliff talks. and brace yourselves, the federal reserve begins its two-day meetings on interest rates today. >> christine romans is here talking about the fascinating report of what the world will look like in 2030. >>> every four years this report is put together, the global trends report. this is to give to incoming administration to show them what the world will look like, what intelligence agencies think the world will look like. it's fascinating. it shows china on the rise, the west in decline and china overtaking the united states in size of economy by the year 2030. here are the key findings of the new intel report. it's interesting reading. a majority of the world's population by 2030 will be out of poverty for the first time in world history. there will be wars over food and water and natural resores. populations will continue to rise and there will be recurring global economic crises but when you think about this, you think about how far we're going here. you've got asia, china in particu
everyone is watching washington for any news from these private fiscal cliff talks. and brace yourselves, the federal reserve begins its two-day meetings on interest rates today. >> christine romans is here talking about the fascinating report of what the world will look like in 2030. >>> every four years this report is put together, the global trends report. this is to give to incoming administration to show them what the world will look like, what intelligence agencies think...
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of the fiscal cliff talks in answer to a question. >> how are you feeling about a deal? optimistic? >> still a work in progress. >> he said it's a work in progress. coming up next, it's all about hillary, but, first, sir paul mccartney paying tribute to hurricane sandy. first responders. while rocking the 12-12-12 benefit concert. ♪ remember, we're playing to lose. i thought we won at everything? by losing, we win. win what? business. and cdw designs technology solutions that keep us winning. they set us up to win. while you... ...set us up to lose. oh, a classic win-lose-win situation. exactly. >> i really don't believe that that's something i will do again. >> you know your husband wants you to run in 2016. what do you say to him? >> he wants me to do what i want to do, and he has made that very clear, and some of what i want to do is just kick back. stoo kick back. will she or won't she? no two political figures are more popular in our new nbc news-wall street yurnl poll than bill clinton and hillary clinton. bill clinton has a magic 60% approval rating. secretary c
of the fiscal cliff talks in answer to a question. >> how are you feeling about a deal? optimistic? >> still a work in progress. >> he said it's a work in progress. coming up next, it's all about hillary, but, first, sir paul mccartney paying tribute to hurricane sandy. first responders. while rocking the 12-12-12 benefit concert. ♪ remember, we're playing to lose. i thought we won at everything? by losing, we win. win what? business. and cdw designs technology solutions...
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the corporate taxes may be part of the fiscal cliff talks. here is dan mitchell, senior fellow at the cato institute. google stashed $10 million in bermuda, hp has almost all of its cash offshore and apple said to shareholders, two-thirds of its $121 billion of cash is held outside the united states. now why is that? is it just because they hate america? >> two things to understand. number one, everything they do is completely legal. it's foreign source income that is being taxed in the countries where it's being earned. but, number, two, the u.s. has the highest corporate tax rate in the developed world. these companies if they bring that money back to the united states will be double taxed on top of what they paid oversea, yes, with some credit so maybe it doesn't get too much above 35% but we are shooting ourselves in the foot with very bad corporate tax policy. >> will president obama clahang that with this talk of corporate tax reform? >> i don't want to burst your bubble. i'm not sure the administration is serious about this. we've seen
the corporate taxes may be part of the fiscal cliff talks. here is dan mitchell, senior fellow at the cato institute. google stashed $10 million in bermuda, hp has almost all of its cash offshore and apple said to shareholders, two-thirds of its $121 billion of cash is held outside the united states. now why is that? is it just because they hate america? >> two things to understand. number one, everything they do is completely legal. it's foreign source income that is being taxed in the...
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we are monitoring fiscal cliff talks. it's been radio silence from democrats and republicans in washington. they're sticking to preagreed upon talking points explaining that lines of communication are open. we don't know what it is speaker baner and barack obama are hashing out behind closed doors but more republicans are gravitating to the idea of compromising on a tax rate increase so long as they can get what they want for spending and entitlement cuts. listen. >> those rates are going up. we either act now to keep them from going up from as many people as possible or they will go up on everyone. that's a disaster. let's recognize reality, take care of as many people as we can. >> meanwhile, you're right. the president was in detroit where he continued his outside-inside game of running a campaign-style effort to jin up popular support for the fiscal cliff. because he was in michigan he took a whack at the proposed legislation -- the so-called right to work legislation. listen to the president. >> these so-called right
we are monitoring fiscal cliff talks. it's been radio silence from democrats and republicans in washington. they're sticking to preagreed upon talking points explaining that lines of communication are open. we don't know what it is speaker baner and barack obama are hashing out behind closed doors but more republicans are gravitating to the idea of compromising on a tax rate increase so long as they can get what they want for spending and entitlement cuts. listen. >> those rates are going...
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>> they are still trying to reach a resolution in the fiscal cliff talks. it's getting a little heated between president obama and speaker boehner. take a look at what they've been saying to each other. yesterday obama said, quote, if we can get some leadership on the republican side, we can probably solve this in about a week. it's not that tough. boehner then responded saying, quote, i've sent the president our proposal. if he doesn't like our plan, he should come back with a plan of his own. obama responded to that saying, maybe i will. to which boehner replied, maybe i will. and mr. obama replied, stop copying me. so which boehner replied, stop copying me. >> to which obama replied dam infinity. you win for now boehner. >> according to a new poll that just came out, most americans think santa claus is a democrat. which is odd because you think of white, old, fat men that hire unskilled labor, i think republicans. i do. >>> you're in the situation room. happening now, cnn goes in search of syria's chemical weapons. a former regime soldier tells us his or
>> they are still trying to reach a resolution in the fiscal cliff talks. it's getting a little heated between president obama and speaker boehner. take a look at what they've been saying to each other. yesterday obama said, quote, if we can get some leadership on the republican side, we can probably solve this in about a week. it's not that tough. boehner then responded saying, quote, i've sent the president our proposal. if he doesn't like our plan, he should come back with a plan of...
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you had a gentleman on the other day talking about the fiscal cliff situation. he seemed very well qualified to discuss the subject and answer questions. there is one thing that people do not seem to understand about deficits
you had a gentleman on the other day talking about the fiscal cliff situation. he seemed very well qualified to discuss the subject and answer questions. there is one thing that people do not seem to understand about deficits
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while we're talking to her about the fiscal cliff she gets an e-mail. >> yeah! my first review. okay, great. whoa, okay, that was good news. >> reporter: a third interview for a sales job. if washington can't do t maybe this job will pull her back from the cliff. >> oh, my god, i'm excited right now. >> reporter: kyung lah, cnn, los angel angeles. >>> a record find for one of the world's largest banks, what it's accused of doing with drug cartels and terror groups, coming up. you'll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real person. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our support teams are nearby, ready to help. it's no wonder so many investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. i need you. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do this without you. you'll never have to. you're always there for me. shh! i'll get you a rental car. i could al
while we're talking to her about the fiscal cliff she gets an e-mail. >> yeah! my first review. okay, great. whoa, okay, that was good news. >> reporter: a third interview for a sales job. if washington can't do t maybe this job will pull her back from the cliff. >> oh, my god, i'm excited right now. >> reporter: kyung lah, cnn, los angel angeles. >>> a record find for one of the world's largest banks, what it's accused of doing with drug cartels and terror...
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one thing has been agreed upon in the fiscal cliff talks, not to discuss the details. many look at this bipartisan silence and see an encouraging sign but white house and congressional sources tell me that while the atmosphere around these talks is positive between the president and speaker john boehner, when it gets to the underlying details, progress is maddeningly slow. president obama telephoned senate majority leader harry reid monday while rob nabors huddled for a second day in a row aide to speaker john boehner. no discernible progress toward breaking the fiscal cliff stalemate. mr. obama left that drama behind and told supporters in suburban detroit the fiscal cliff is serious business. >> if congress doesn't act soon, meaning in the next few weeks, starting on january 1st, everybody's going to see their income taxes go up. >> reporter: boehner and house republicans want to preserve all the bush era tax rates due to expire at year's end, shielding everyone from a tax increase. mr. obama wants to raise them for households earning more than $250,000 a year. he ha
one thing has been agreed upon in the fiscal cliff talks, not to discuss the details. many look at this bipartisan silence and see an encouraging sign but white house and congressional sources tell me that while the atmosphere around these talks is positive between the president and speaker john boehner, when it gets to the underlying details, progress is maddeningly slow. president obama telephoned senate majority leader harry reid monday while rob nabors huddled for a second day in a row aide...
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. >>> the fiscal cliff talks have been happening. they are getting grief from some members of their own parties. does the public have a right to know what is going on behind closed doors? our strategy session is next. so we have ongoing webinars and interactive learning, plus, in-branch seminars at over 500 locations, where our dedicated support teams help you know more so your money can do more. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our teams have the information you want when you need it. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. hurry in and try five succulent entrees, like our tender snow crab paired with savory garlic shrimp. just $12.99. come into red lobster and sea food differently. and introducing 7 lunch choices for just $7.99. for a professional cleansing device? join the counter revolution and switch to olay pro-x. get cleansing results as effective as a $200 system. guaranteed or your money back. olay pro-x. out for drinks, eats. i have very well fitting dentu
. >>> the fiscal cliff talks have been happening. they are getting grief from some members of their own parties. does the public have a right to know what is going on behind closed doors? our strategy session is next. so we have ongoing webinars and interactive learning, plus, in-branch seminars at over 500 locations, where our dedicated support teams help you know more so your money can do more. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our teams have the...
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cliff talks. meanwhile, nbc's first read team says any deal reached should be a fragile one or could be. "news nation" is coming up in three. but it's not like everyone is going to break into a karaoke jam session. ♪ this will literally probably never happen. you won't just find us online, you'll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real person. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our support teams are nearby, ready to help. it's no wonder so many investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. hurry in and try five succulent entrees, like our tender snow crab paired with savory garlic shrimp. just $12.99. come into red lobster and sea food differently. and introducing 7 lunch choices for just $7.99.
cliff talks. meanwhile, nbc's first read team says any deal reached should be a fragile one or could be. "news nation" is coming up in three. but it's not like everyone is going to break into a karaoke jam session. ♪ this will literally probably never happen. you won't just find us online, you'll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real...
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the other day, we were talking about the fiscal cliff. and you tell us it will be really, really bad. why does the market keep going up? >> everyone thinks they will fix it. in the market, the question, what will the top rate be for the highest earners. 37%? the market says there will be a deal and lower corporate tax rates. if there isn't a deal, after the first of the year, a big stock market sell-off. >> we'll talk about the 20 days left to the fiscal cliff, straight ahead. >>> still ahead, a prominent republican now officially a democrat. we'll take a closer look at why former florida governor charlie crist left the gop behind. he'll join us to talk about that. >>> and the hit reality show "storage wars," by the way, i love that show. is it fake? what one star is saying. say it ain't so. that in a moment. mmmm. [ female announcer ] make new traditions with pillsbury grands! cinnamon rolls. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-selt
the other day, we were talking about the fiscal cliff. and you tell us it will be really, really bad. why does the market keep going up? >> everyone thinks they will fix it. in the market, the question, what will the top rate be for the highest earners. 37%? the market says there will be a deal and lower corporate tax rates. if there isn't a deal, after the first of the year, a big stock market sell-off. >> we'll talk about the 20 days left to the fiscal cliff, straight ahead....
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we've been talking all morning about the fiscal cliff and investing. i want to asking, the last time you were on the show, you were out promoting governor romney for president. you said, frankly, that if he didn't win, it might change things, might change the world of investing. president obama won. your guy lost. >> yeah. >> has it changed how you're seeing the world? >> we're so long term focused, the stuff we fund is 7-10 years to see if it will work as a business. it doesn't change anything we do at the moment. i think it changes the political situation a lot and the budget situation a lot. >> in the venture world, does this issue matter? we talk about it all the time for big businesses that employ a lot of people, it matters. in your world does it matter? >> matters less at the moment but a lot in the long run. questions we always worry about in the valley these days, what's the level of regulation? what are the industries we can regulate and industries we can fund innovators to cause disruptive change. the thing i'm worried about right now is pre
we've been talking all morning about the fiscal cliff and investing. i want to asking, the last time you were on the show, you were out promoting governor romney for president. you said, frankly, that if he didn't win, it might change things, might change the world of investing. president obama won. your guy lost. >> yeah. >> has it changed how you're seeing the world? >> we're so long term focused, the stuff we fund is 7-10 years to see if it will work as a business. it...
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[applause] >> domestic spending cuts on the table for fiscal cliff talks. two different perspectives for you. james capretta, senior fellow bookings institution, codirector on senior families and james capretta come for ethics and public policy center and visiting scholar at aei. let me begin with you. are these potential cuts under sequestration devastating are manageable? >> somewhere in between. they are not a good idea. they would be very deep cuts. in a percent cut across the board is a very significant one-time cut for any program to sustain in an immediate year. here they are not a good idea. to be the end of the world? no. >> host: what you mean by that? >> guest: downsizing in terms of the domestic accounts. so fewer services provided. reduced federal employees, grant programs would take a haircut of 5%, 10%. david downsizing of services by the federal government. but the economy would go on and the government would go on in the public would still continue to get by in large served. >> host: can agencies manage this? castaways managed in the past.
[applause] >> domestic spending cuts on the table for fiscal cliff talks. two different perspectives for you. james capretta, senior fellow bookings institution, codirector on senior families and james capretta come for ethics and public policy center and visiting scholar at aei. let me begin with you. are these potential cuts under sequestration devastating are manageable? >> somewhere in between. they are not a good idea. they would be very deep cuts. in a percent cut across the...
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the fiscal cliff dominated the sunday talk shows. senator dick durbin on "meet the press" yesterday saying no deal on the debt without a tax hike on the wealthy. >> i can tell you i don't want to do it, the president doesn't want to do it but we need to solve the problem. we cannot allow their reckless position to drive this economy into another recession. >> and senator bob corker argues it might be better to agree with what the president wants to do now on taxes, and then fight later on spending. >> if we were to pass, for instance, raising the top two rates and that's it, all of a sudden we do have the leverage of the debt ceiling and we haven't given that up. >> joining us now house majority whip kevin mccarthy. not everybody, i don't know, depends on where you're sitting i guess, congressman, "the wall street journal" says republicans shouldn't be negotiating with themselves. they ought to be talking to spoorker boehner. is it helpful? >> is it helpful what the others are saying? look, is raising the rates going to solve the pro
the fiscal cliff dominated the sunday talk shows. senator dick durbin on "meet the press" yesterday saying no deal on the debt without a tax hike on the wealthy. >> i can tell you i don't want to do it, the president doesn't want to do it but we need to solve the problem. we cannot allow their reckless position to drive this economy into another recession. >> and senator bob corker argues it might be better to agree with what the president wants to do now on taxes, and...
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this is the speed of the fiscal cliff negotiations. blink and you just might miss exactly nothing. while talks between speaker boehner and president obama over the past three days have been shrouded in secrecy, we've learned there have been two offers put on the table. the white house sent boehner a proposal on monday calling for $1.4 trillion in tax revenue, $200 billion less than the original offer. might that seal the deal? >> the president's called for $1.4 trillion worth of revenue. that cannot pass the house or the senate. >> okay then. the speaker's office responded with a deal of its own. yesterday it included precisely the same amount of revenue from the original proposal, $800 billion, which indicates there may have been concessions else where. a democratic source close to the white house tells nbc news the proposal included a permanent extension of the bush tax cuts. that is highly unlikely to fly, given the hard line the president has taken on tax rates and what he told barbara walters in an interview airing this friday on "20/20." >> taxes are going to go up one way or
this is the speed of the fiscal cliff negotiations. blink and you just might miss exactly nothing. while talks between speaker boehner and president obama over the past three days have been shrouded in secrecy, we've learned there have been two offers put on the table. the white house sent boehner a proposal on monday calling for $1.4 trillion in tax revenue, $200 billion less than the original offer. might that seal the deal? >> the president's called for $1.4 trillion worth of revenue....
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ceos and what should be done about the fiscal cliff talk. what surprised us off the record behind the scenes, democrats and republicans agree they should be doing a lot more than they're talking about as part of the current negotiations. they said if you did more on tax reform and particularly on the corporate side and more on social security as far as limiting the growth of that program, more on medicare, if you did something to exploit this oil and gas boom that we're seeing in north dakota, texas and across the country, if you did more to get high skilled immigrants into town, you could not only have an economic recovery but an economic boom. there's a lot of agreement off the record on this, but that politicians on both sides are scared to go out there and be the first to say, hey, let's do these big things that could have an appreciable effect on the economy. >> steve, do you agree with that assessment? what are the big things that need to be done? >> i totally agree. the thing that's depressing about the fiscal cliff plan, we will chan
ceos and what should be done about the fiscal cliff talk. what surprised us off the record behind the scenes, democrats and republicans agree they should be doing a lot more than they're talking about as part of the current negotiations. they said if you did more on tax reform and particularly on the corporate side and more on social security as far as limiting the growth of that program, more on medicare, if you did something to exploit this oil and gas boom that we're seeing in north dakota,...
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first let's tackle the fiscal cliff. i'm beginning to hear a ton of blowback about how we talk about it way too much. jim, give it a rest, will you? i'm getting feedbck how our rise above campaign is stillborn because the politicians aren't going to rise above, stop kidding yourself cramer. yes, yes, yes to my no vacation without legislation mantra. even has its own hashtag on twitter. i wish i never had to talk politics ever. one of the reasons that i started "mad money" was that i would never have to talk politics. that's something personal that shouldn't even be discussed on air. i don't have any choice. i know everybody's hostage to washington these days. i can isolate some cloud plays. there's some trends that can trump the government, health and wellness maybe? breaking up is easy to do stories. better than expected retailers, in the end when it come to the fiscal cliff, the longer we delay a deal or can't do a deal at all, it's worse for all the shareholders and the investors and the stock market. yes, a deal that
first let's tackle the fiscal cliff. i'm beginning to hear a ton of blowback about how we talk about it way too much. jim, give it a rest, will you? i'm getting feedbck how our rise above campaign is stillborn because the politicians aren't going to rise above, stop kidding yourself cramer. yes, yes, yes to my no vacation without legislation mantra. even has its own hashtag on twitter. i wish i never had to talk politics ever. one of the reasons that i started "mad money" was that i...
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now we're talking about using the fiscal cliff or the debt ceiling as the ultimate weapon, trying to get something from the president now or give something to the president now with a threat that the debt ceiling will be used as the weapon in a few weeks or months. and quite frankly, that's no way to run a country. we need to move beyond this stalemate and this gridlock and both parties need to come together. i think the president's trying his best and, quite frankly, i would say that speaker boehner is really trying here. but these are difficult circumstances and i believe -- i return to what i said earlier. we had an election. the president won. when it comes to these tax matters, the people of this country are supportive of the president's approach. >> i'm curious, chip, and you were on this teleconference and obviously those are people very involved and very interested but there's an awful lot of fatigue, election fatigue in this country and, frankly, the holidays -- holiday season is upon us, people are busy, kids are back in school, so son and so forth. how much is public press
now we're talking about using the fiscal cliff or the debt ceiling as the ultimate weapon, trying to get something from the president now or give something to the president now with a threat that the debt ceiling will be used as the weapon in a few weeks or months. and quite frankly, that's no way to run a country. we need to move beyond this stalemate and this gridlock and both parties need to come together. i think the president's trying his best and, quite frankly, i would say that speaker...
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over the weekend, any more talks good the fiscal cliff and how are we going to get out of it? all of that in the next hour of the "full-court press." so hang around. >> this is "the bill press show." where you don't back down from a challenge. this is the age of knowing how to make things happen. so, why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. 20 million men already have. ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. stop taking viagra and call your doctor right away if you experience a sudden decrease or loss in vision or hearing. this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to your doctor. [ music ] >> good morning, fellow americans, and welcome to the "full-court press" this friday morning, december 7th. great to see you today. thanks for being parted
over the weekend, any more talks good the fiscal cliff and how are we going to get out of it? all of that in the next hour of the "full-court press." so hang around. >> this is "the bill press show." where you don't back down from a challenge. this is the age of knowing how to make things happen. so, why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. 20 million men already have. ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do...
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we're in this fiscal cliff talks and the president and the speaker are trying to work out a solution. and they're talking about tax raters in top 2%. mr. cohen: taxing their wealth. that's something they should do because it's fair and it gives the over 98% tax relief. but at the same time they're talking about increasing the medicare age from 65 to 67. and that's taxing the wealth of the less fortunate people who are 65 to 67. for them and for everybody, your health is your wealth. jimmy copeland a friend and semiphilosopher said that, your health is your wealth. if you raise the medicare age from 65 to 67, you're going to sacrifice the health of people who are not the most fortunate system of while we tax the income of the most wealthy, we'll be taxes what wealth theless wealthy have, their health. that's wrong. mr. president and mr. speaker should not increase that age and tax the poor. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the -- does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one m
we're in this fiscal cliff talks and the president and the speaker are trying to work out a solution. and they're talking about tax raters in top 2%. mr. cohen: taxing their wealth. that's something they should do because it's fair and it gives the over 98% tax relief. but at the same time they're talking about increasing the medicare age from 65 to 67. and that's taxing the wealth of the less fortunate people who are 65 to 67. for them and for everybody, your health is your wealth. jimmy...
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over the so-called fiscal cliff stand. for the first time in a while the president has no public events today. on his agenda he has spent the last few weeks as you know on this relentless pr campaign to talk about it. and his lack of a tuesday to do list adds punch to reports like this one in the "wall street journal" with the headline talks take positive turn. >> john boehner, sitting down with the president, seems these two men are getting the job done, from what we hear. >> it is the serious business because they've got to come to a framework at the end of this week if they're going to get it written in time and passed in time so they all don't have to spend christmas in washington. >> that's right,er. wants to get out of town for the holidays. we are book now with our political power panel. msnbc contributor ron reagan and republican strategist. this is where things stand. last night the president's team called boehner, asked for more details on taxes. boehner's office says that they want more details on spending cuts.
over the so-called fiscal cliff stand. for the first time in a while the president has no public events today. on his agenda he has spent the last few weeks as you know on this relentless pr campaign to talk about it. and his lack of a tuesday to do list adds punch to reports like this one in the "wall street journal" with the headline talks take positive turn. >> john boehner, sitting down with the president, seems these two men are getting the job done, from what we hear....
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they say obviously the end of the year there's a pressure point with the fiscal cliff. they see the next pressure point being february with the debt limit to try to get some serious spending cuts and go after the big three entitlements to get what they want which is to lower deficit through spending cuts. >> let's go to mcconnell. he's not a popular guy anywhere. least of all right here. but let me ask you this. is he stupid? he's not a stupid man. why would he say he would stop the government, have us risk another lowered credit rating in order to cut programs which are essential to so many people like social security and medicare? >> to throw the debt ceiling thing out there might be popular among some republican office holders in the city. i don't think it's really popular beyond that. what he said is a complete misrepresentation because after all raising the debt ceiling is to pay for what congress has already authorized. pay the bills that congress has already incurred. i don't think this is a fight you really want to have with president obama. he -- as a point of
they say obviously the end of the year there's a pressure point with the fiscal cliff. they see the next pressure point being february with the debt limit to try to get some serious spending cuts and go after the big three entitlements to get what they want which is to lower deficit through spending cuts. >> let's go to mcconnell. he's not a popular guy anywhere. least of all right here. but let me ask you this. is he stupid? he's not a stupid man. why would he say he would stop the...
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glad you're here. >> we want to talk about the fiscal cliff and where we are in terms of who is going to offer what to break this "you first" dialogue that's taken place in the white house. how should they get past that? >> well i think the real issue is about middle-class jobs and that's why we think it's real important we have fundamental tax reform as part of this because it's really about getting our economy going. >> being from michigan that's a big concern. >> as you know the democrats say they're looking after the middle class, you know and because you won't raise taxes on the wealthy, kbrout at risk the taxes or reduction for the middle class. >> well, we're still really i think, coming out of the recession. wi haven't seen the kind of growth we need to see. and if you raise taxes. we've had a number of independent analysts look at that and say if do you that, it's going to affect middle-class jobs. >> so we know that the speaker and president are drafting way to get out of this fiscal cliff but it will ultimately exclusively include tax reform in the future. are you already d
glad you're here. >> we want to talk about the fiscal cliff and where we are in terms of who is going to offer what to break this "you first" dialogue that's taken place in the white house. how should they get past that? >> well i think the real issue is about middle-class jobs and that's why we think it's real important we have fundamental tax reform as part of this because it's really about getting our economy going. >> being from michigan that's a big concern....
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saturday night live could not help spoofing the cliff and the talks that aren't really talks between president obama and house speaker john boehner. >> in order to get the support of the speaker, i agree there will be no tax increases. i repeat, zero tax increases. why give in? well, simply put, i felt sorry for this man. early this week i found my way into the congressional cafeteria and what do i see? john boehner sitting by himself all alone, not a single member of his party willing to share his company. he didn't even have any milk to drink because, well, tell them why, john? >> they tinked in my milk and threw it in the garbage. >> i'll see back here tomorrow at 121:00 a.m. eastern time. now with alex wagner, who is coming up, a live edition now from washington today. alex, you left me. i miss you. >> oh, thomas. i'll be back at the end of the week, my friend. >> by thursday, right? >> yes. perhapsly have resolved the whole fiscal cliff thing in the meantime. >> excellent. >> president obama is taking his great reasonableness tour on the road again, but before the president pres
saturday night live could not help spoofing the cliff and the talks that aren't really talks between president obama and house speaker john boehner. >> in order to get the support of the speaker, i agree there will be no tax increases. i repeat, zero tax increases. why give in? well, simply put, i felt sorry for this man. early this week i found my way into the congressional cafeteria and what do i see? john boehner sitting by himself all alone, not a single member of his party willing to...
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we're talking about the fiscal cliff. the president campaigned around this country, and he said i have got a balanced plan, and that balanced plan is going to have so much in spending cuts and so much in tax increases, it needs to be balanced, and you republicans, we have got to have more tax increases, our country needs to get itself on a sound financial path, and i have got a deficit reduction plan. and he ran an ad, he ran an ad in the last months of this campaign that said i have a plan to pay down the debt. earlier this year his budget director came before the committee and would not disavow the claim the president has a plan to pay down the debt. and i would just say that that is one of the greatest financial misrepresentations ever, that the president of the united states would tell the american people don't worry, elect me, i've got a plan to pay down the debt. when he has no such plan. nothing close to it. under the score of the congressional budget office, over the next ten years we will add almost $9 trillion -
we're talking about the fiscal cliff. the president campaigned around this country, and he said i have got a balanced plan, and that balanced plan is going to have so much in spending cuts and so much in tax increases, it needs to be balanced, and you republicans, we have got to have more tax increases, our country needs to get itself on a sound financial path, and i have got a deficit reduction plan. and he ran an ad, he ran an ad in the last months of this campaign that said i have a plan to...
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>>> but we begin with the latest on the fiscal cliff. republicans made another counteroffer but it's reportedly not much different from their first offer. though we don't have specifics, we do know the president and john boehner talked on the phone last night and that call, according to a republican familiar with it, was tense and lasted just 15 minutes. i want to bring in real clear politics reporter aaron mcpike and david hawkings, editor of the cq roll call daily briefing. good morning. so president obama sat down with barbara walters last night. here's what he said. >> most important thing we can do is make sure the middle class taxes do not go up on january 1st and i'm pretty confident that republicans would not hold middle class taxes hostage to try to protect tax cuts for high income individuals. >> so he's confident. is it almost a foregone conclusion, do you think, david, that this is going to be the first piece of the puzzle that falls into place? >> i'm pretty confident that that's going to have to be the first piece of the pu
>>> but we begin with the latest on the fiscal cliff. republicans made another counteroffer but it's reportedly not much different from their first offer. though we don't have specifics, we do know the president and john boehner talked on the phone last night and that call, according to a republican familiar with it, was tense and lasted just 15 minutes. i want to bring in real clear politics reporter aaron mcpike and david hawkings, editor of the cq roll call daily briefing. good...
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how much is that is due to the looming fiscal cliff. joining me now is congresswoman judy, chair of the congress gregsal asian pacific caucus. it's great to have you here. we have been talking about the larger effects of this and the taxation issue and what will happen to the wealthiest of americans. how will going over the fiscal cliff affect small businesses? i believe that being able to have a fairer tax rate will benefit small businesses because small businesses will be able to make sure that they are paying a fairer tax rate as what happened in the clinton tax years when we had an economic boom. >> congresswoman, we hear all the time certainly from the republicans arguments against president obama's plan is the $250,000 tax hike threshold could hurt small businesses. we hear that from all people who come on to talk about why they are opposed to it from the right wing that small business owners are going to be the ones hurt by this, the job creators. when we talk about them filing taxes as individuals and the real ones out there, wh
how much is that is due to the looming fiscal cliff. joining me now is congresswoman judy, chair of the congress gregsal asian pacific caucus. it's great to have you here. we have been talking about the larger effects of this and the taxation issue and what will happen to the wealthiest of americans. how will going over the fiscal cliff affect small businesses? i believe that being able to have a fairer tax rate will benefit small businesses because small businesses will be able to make sure...
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>> we'll be talking inside these fiscal cliff negotiations. top lieutenants on both sides, kevin mccarthy for speaker boehner and dick durbin, senator durbin, white house ally, and we'll touch on sir, yeah an ongoing crisis and a lot happening this week on that. newt gingrich joins our roundtable as well. the press pass up there we have rick santorum who has things to say about how this fiscal cliff negotiation is going. >> all right. sounds good, david gregory, thank you for joining us. >> see you in a few minutes. >>> let's go to chuck now. we're dealing with fog and slick roads out there. >> good morning, you guys. good sunday morning, everybody. today will not be the prettiest day to be outside. we'l >>> the national zoo says one of its bears may soon give birth. here's a picture of billie jean, andean bear, and she's pregnant with two small cubs. the vets say she built a nest and staying inside a little more. she's also eating less. they say that that's, you know, pretty much the same way she acted the last time that she gave by the way t
>> we'll be talking inside these fiscal cliff negotiations. top lieutenants on both sides, kevin mccarthy for speaker boehner and dick durbin, senator durbin, white house ally, and we'll touch on sir, yeah an ongoing crisis and a lot happening this week on that. newt gingrich joins our roundtable as well. the press pass up there we have rick santorum who has things to say about how this fiscal cliff negotiation is going. >> all right. sounds good, david gregory, thank you for...
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this is the house minority leader nancy pelosi talking about the fiscal cliff with the possibility of not going over that. we have a new poll that is showing americans serious lie losing faith in the federal government. 7% think things are working pretty well in washington. 26% say just okay. a whooping 65% believe the government is just plain broke broken. say good morning to bret baier. we were talking to senator john thune about an hour ago. i know these guys are negotiating publicly, but i get the impression from him that there is no deal, and quite likely they are nowhere close. do you think that is posturing or do you think that is the story? >> i think it's a combination, bill, to be honest with you, i think there are -- to talk to democrats they are a lot closer than republicans say they are, publicly. and privately we don't really know how close they are. we've heard behind closed doors that, you know, there are hundreds of billions of dollars apart and there are some major differences. some say that they can bridge that divide before the deadline, others say it's really goin
this is the house minority leader nancy pelosi talking about the fiscal cliff with the possibility of not going over that. we have a new poll that is showing americans serious lie losing faith in the federal government. 7% think things are working pretty well in washington. 26% say just okay. a whooping 65% believe the government is just plain broke broken. say good morning to bret baier. we were talking to senator john thune about an hour ago. i know these guys are negotiating publicly, but i...
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meanwhile, fed chairman ben bernanke, the man who coined the term fiscal cliff, urgently warned that just approaching the edge is causing damage. >> why is it that consumer confidence dropped so sharply this week? why is it that small business confidence dropped so sharply? why are the markets volatile, even though we're not yet even reached the point of the fiscal cliff potentially kicking in? it's already affecting business investment and hiring decisions by creating uncertainty or creating pessimism. >> a new nbc news wall street journal poll finds that nearly half the country does not think a deal will be reached. by a 2-1 margin, voters trust the president to handle the negotiations over speaker boehner. the last speaker of the house nancy pelosi had some stern advice for mr. boehner. >> you can bring a bill to the floor that the republicans don't have to vote for except for 25 of them. i had to do it as speaker. do you know what it was like to bring a bill to floor to fund the war in iraq. it's tough, but you have to do it, so is the point that you don't want to put your member
meanwhile, fed chairman ben bernanke, the man who coined the term fiscal cliff, urgently warned that just approaching the edge is causing damage. >> why is it that consumer confidence dropped so sharply this week? why is it that small business confidence dropped so sharply? why are the markets volatile, even though we're not yet even reached the point of the fiscal cliff potentially kicking in? it's already affecting business investment and hiring decisions by creating uncertainty or...
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. >> wealthy are in focus for this fiscal cliff deal but based on what we're talking about here today, charles, you believe your average american family, regardless what happens with this deal or not, will be affected when by some of these higher interest rates or higher inflation you see coming for the country? >> absolutely. even without this, just with some taxes coming in, associated with the new health care law and other things, we're talking about people paying taxes on what they call, unearned income, which is misno, ma'am ir. obviously money you got to invest in that restaurant or invest in the stocks was earned in the first place and you're taking a risk. if you pay taxes on rent, as person paying taxes guess who will pass the cost along? i will pass along to whoever is renting from me. jenna: when you see this, we go back to the high inflation, some other impacts, we're printing so much money from the federal reserve. that is something we expect to hear this week from the federal reserve we'll continue do in the year to come, when do you see the pedal hitting the metal so to
. >> wealthy are in focus for this fiscal cliff deal but based on what we're talking about here today, charles, you believe your average american family, regardless what happens with this deal or not, will be affected when by some of these higher interest rates or higher inflation you see coming for the country? >> absolutely. even without this, just with some taxes coming in, associated with the new health care law and other things, we're talking about people paying taxes on what...
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what do you think of the fiscal cliff negotiations? he was asked. i think they'll work everything out in time for christmas. 76 million hits later. take a look at these two. >> love the cowlick. >> my pacifier. >> my pacifier. >> that's a fun game. >> aw. >> i mean, that is hours of entertainment. i mean, it really is. and remember them? this is the dad who strummed his guitar for his kids. [ laughter ] i had so many people ask us if this was cgi. unmanipulated video. it is pure here. "play of the day." i love these. i love all of you. you can vote for your favorite "play of the day," right now on goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! the winners will be revealed next week. we'll have more on "gma" live and on yahoo! >>> coming up, inhaling your food. what could go wrong? there's a new ladies' man in town, and he knows to shop at walgreens during the holidays. we have great gifts at great prices, online and in the store. so you're sure to find something for that special someone -- even if you have several special someones. shop walgreens for great gifts,
what do you think of the fiscal cliff negotiations? he was asked. i think they'll work everything out in time for christmas. 76 million hits later. take a look at these two. >> love the cowlick. >> my pacifier. >> my pacifier. >> that's a fun game. >> aw. >> i mean, that is hours of entertainment. i mean, it really is. and remember them? this is the dad who strummed his guitar for his kids. [ laughter ] i had so many people ask us if this was cgi....
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cliff. >> brian: at least they are talking to each other. they are talking about raising rates for medicare to scen . rates to 37 . difdepped and inheritance and capitol gains on tap to go up. that could be devastating. >> steve: especially the difid end tax up a gigantical. >> brian: and capitol gains up five points. >> gretchen: stay tuned for that. he risked his life to help americans nail bin laden and now fox news has learned he was torteured in a pakistani jail. family members of the doctor said they can't even visit him. he was captured by pakistani officials and sentenced to 33 years in prison. got most wanten in the world. >> brian: why is there not more outrage on that. >> steve: and now extreme weather. he survived a tornado only to have this happen. watch. >> oh, my god, oh, my god. ci'm okay. che was chatting with a tv reporter when the roof came crashing down and luckily it was all caught on camera. >> gretchen: in country illegally. the university of california at berklyy offered 200 scholarship. a private company do mated mon
cliff. >> brian: at least they are talking to each other. they are talking about raising rates for medicare to scen . rates to 37 . difdepped and inheritance and capitol gains on tap to go up. that could be devastating. >> steve: especially the difid end tax up a gigantical. >> brian: and capitol gains up five points. >> gretchen: stay tuned for that. he risked his life to help americans nail bin laden and now fox news has learned he was torteured in a pakistani jail....
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i mean, the fiscal cliff we're watching very, very closely. obviously yesterday, you said it joe, yesterday's moves were exceptionally bold. the markets kind of look through them. i think the markets are trying to digest what exactly it means. and how the fed is really going to behave going forward and what the 6.5% means. we're very, very focused on these issues, too. >> you're back here in new york. so we didn't get you up at 5:00 in the morning. all right. neel, thank you. >> thanks very much. >> we'll see you. >> coming up, gm set to unveil two new pickup trucks. cnbc's phil lebeau going to join us next with president of gm north america. and at the bottom of the hour, the government's latest read on employment, inflation, and the consumer. we're going to get jobless claims, ppi and retail sales numbers. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and a santa to boot! [ chuckles ] right, baby. oh, sir. that is a customer. oh...sorry about that. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. [ male announcer ] i have obli
i mean, the fiscal cliff we're watching very, very closely. obviously yesterday, you said it joe, yesterday's moves were exceptionally bold. the markets kind of look through them. i think the markets are trying to digest what exactly it means. and how the fed is really going to behave going forward and what the 6.5% means. we're very, very focused on these issues, too. >> you're back here in new york. so we didn't get you up at 5:00 in the morning. all right. neel, thank you. >>...
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way this month due to the national health care law no matter what happens with the fiscal cliff. that is coming. what it will cost you. bill: hello, old man winter. he is out there and he is acoming. a major blizzard raging across the midwest bringing record levels of snow. it is de10th, right? martha: it is time. bill: so who is next? ♪ . martha: old man winter, a major storm is pounding parts of the upper midwest, unleashing record levels of snowfall. that's a lot out there. high winds, frigid air. minnesota of course very used to this kind of weather this time of year but even this is really out of the ordinary. reporter tom halden with our minneapolis affiliate ksft. he is driving, i don't know if i recommend that. there he is. he is out of the car. how bad is it out there? >> reporter: well, martha, it is really cold. we have been driving around the twin city roads this morning. we've been streaming and thought, you know what? it is 12 degrees. we have a full foot of snow on the ground. the kids are out of school, a lot of them, why not hop out of the car and let you guys
way this month due to the national health care law no matter what happens with the fiscal cliff. that is coming. what it will cost you. bill: hello, old man winter. he is out there and he is acoming. a major blizzard raging across the midwest bringing record levels of snow. it is de10th, right? martha: it is time. bill: so who is next? ♪ . martha: old man winter, a major storm is pounding parts of the upper midwest, unleashing record levels of snowfall. that's a lot out there. high winds,...
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you talk about the fiscal cliff. bring congress and they can back up their own stones. i would love to see boehner with a stone. >> for would be perfect. >> nice to see you. award season is coming up. >> what's award season. >> how many are you going to nab? >> i would like a couple of good movies. dustin hoffman is called that. 75-year-old first time director. >> i love it. >> i'm going to see it. >> the d is silent. >> great to see you. >> come tonight. >> always. the 12-12-12 concert at 7:30 p.m. the 121212 concert.org. what does it take to uproot one of the largest hotel empires? scott wapner gives us a look at this new documentary behind closed doors at marriott. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their te
you talk about the fiscal cliff. bring congress and they can back up their own stones. i would love to see boehner with a stone. >> for would be perfect. >> nice to see you. award season is coming up. >> what's award season. >> how many are you going to nab? >> i would like a couple of good movies. dustin hoffman is called that. 75-year-old first time director. >> i love it. >> i'm going to see it. >> the d is silent. >> great to see you....
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talking about the pesky fiscal cliff loomming in the end of the year. you know, the way washington works. you got to write bills and get people on board. if that is true and if they want to have a deal by january wobst as you look at a live picture where no one is working in that building. they would have to come up with a deal sometime this week by this weekend. it is interesting according to usa today apparently both sides are talk not releasing detailings. mr. boehner wants to know what spending cuts the president is talking about . the president wants to know what kind much tax hike the republicans go on. >> gretchen: it feels like dejavu. ground hog dog. last year it the debt ceiling orificical cliff. it was the debt ceiling. >> steve: first fiscal cliff of our lifetime. >> gretchen: it feels like it has been here a longg time and they were talking about the importance of the day to get the bill actually through. i feel like they can jump through hoops and get past that, too. >> eric: had it has to originate in the house and sent over marked up to
talking about the pesky fiscal cliff loomming in the end of the year. you know, the way washington works. you got to write bills and get people on board. if that is true and if they want to have a deal by january wobst as you look at a live picture where no one is working in that building. they would have to come up with a deal sometime this week by this weekend. it is interesting according to usa today apparently both sides are talk not releasing detailings. mr. boehner wants to know what...
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it's less a fiscal cliff than it is a slide or an incline plane or whatever. but i think that, you know, soon after the 1st, if we haven't done it by then when all the tax rates go and all the changes happen, we get serious and something happens, and i think speaker boehner will be part of it. that's why i'm generally optimistic within the next month if not within the next few weeks. >> i hope so. senator sherrod brown, thank you so much. nice to have you here, your wife as well. >>> coming up next, david shweikert is among a handful of conservatives demanding an explanation after being removed from their committee assignments. he'll join us next right here on "morning joe." meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, cause c-max also beats prius v, with better mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. to the best vacation sp(all) the gulf! it doesn't matter which of our gr
it's less a fiscal cliff than it is a slide or an incline plane or whatever. but i think that, you know, soon after the 1st, if we haven't done it by then when all the tax rates go and all the changes happen, we get serious and something happens, and i think speaker boehner will be part of it. that's why i'm generally optimistic within the next month if not within the next few weeks. >> i hope so. senator sherrod brown, thank you so much. nice to have you here, your wife as well....